Daily album for August 29, 2026 The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets (1957)

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Cover art for The "Chirping" Crickets

Genres

  • pop
  • pop rock
  • rock
  • rock and roll
  • rockabilly

The "Chirping" Crickets is the only studio album credited to the American rock and roll band the Crickets from the period when they were led by Buddy Holly. It was also the only album released under the group's name during Holly's lifetime. It was issued by Brunswick Records in the U.S. on November 27, 1957, and by Coral Records in the UK in March 1958. It was re-released by Coral Records in 1962, under the title Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

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